Crossings at Queen's Crescent Market, Kentish Town. 3rd Decenmber 2011. Part of Space for Change exhibition by LOOP.
Crossings is looking at the particularity of busy crossings in a big city such as London and Tokyo. At a road crossing, movement of traffic and pedestrians create particular patterns in the designated time and space. Pedestrians gestures reflect what occupy their minds, rather than used as means for communication with others regardless of very close proximity to each other. How this social phenomenon could be transformed into dance performance?
CROSSINGS TOTTENHAM
Currently we are working with Haringey Young Carers to create their version of Crossings, which will be performed in outdoor locations in Tottenham on the 7th and 8th July, as part of Big Dance 2012. Supported by Arts Council England and Big Dance 2012. For more info, please click here. http://crossingstottenham.tumblr.com/
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Town observation on 28th July 2011(Day 1)
The patterns of the pedestrians, cars, buses and taxis look very clear. Is it because each of them is put in narrow spaces like the space with the scaffolding? Is it we are just not feeling it? Narrow enough not to feel narrow?
Bicycles look, and I am sure they are, lighter than cars and buses. Maybe because they have space around and within them? Can see through the wheels. Bicycle structure is slim and the people riding on are slim!
Cars, coming out in between two groups of people waiting, seem like parading, turning to both sides, and opening up the space in between.
Thursday, 28 July 2011
London Town
Brothers of red buses waiting next to each other.
But once they start, each has his own way to go at his own speed.
We may come across again some day.
In the scaffolding, people walk in a more organised way.
One line goes ahead, the other line goes opposite direction.
The restriction of the space makes people move with more flow.
Stopped by red light, waiting to cross in any moment.
Some float out without patience.
People cross each other.
Brief encounter with others.
In between two lands.
In between thoughs.
Watch people crossing from cars' point of view
Feels somehow superior?
A big mouth is drinking people.
Where are you rushing off?
A battle between one who wants attention and ones who don't want to pay attention.
Waves of people come and go.
Strange to be so close to strangers.
Flocking.
Each doing his own business
and without knowing following the flow of the colleagues.
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